Three of Maclear's books are
Junior Library Guild selections:
Bloom (2018),
Operatic (2019), and
It Began with a Page (2020). Four of her books have been included on lists of the best books of the year. In 2016,
Shelf Awareness included
The Liszts on their list of the best picture books of the year. In 2019,
Kirkus Reviews and the
Chicago Public Library named
It Began with a Page one of the best books of the year. and "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" lists. In 2019,
Booklist included
Operatic on their "Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth" and "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth" lists. In 2021,
The Horn Book Magazine and
Publishers Weekly named
The Big Bath House one of the best picture books of the year.
Kumo the Bashful Cloud, illustrated by
Nathalie Dion, won the 2023
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration. In 2023, she was the winner of the
Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, a career achievement award for her body of work. == Bibliography ==